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Question 3 of 30

Answer 1

Answer:

(C) 10.4 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

If Paul added each weight before adding, as you state, he got:

Apples     3.78 ⟶  3.8

Peaches   2.12 ⟶  2.1

Oranges  4.45 ⟶ 4.4

                    Total 10.3 lb

If he did it this way, he did it incorrectly, and his answer isn't in the list of options, anyway. That's because his method introduces round-off errors.

The correct way is to add the numbers as given, and then round off at the end.

Apples     3.78

Peaches  2.12

Oranges 4.45

   Total  10.35 ⟶ 10.4 lb

Note: When you drop a 5 followed by nothing, you round off to the nearest even number.